A Midsummer Night’s Dream

By William Shakespeare Directed by Shana Cooper AND Zack Fine

Perhaps the theatre’s first “fairy tale”, Shakespeare’s lyrical comedy weaves together a trio of stories set in a magical wood. During the course of a moonlit evening, four young lovers escape to the forest on a fantastic adventure, changing them forever.

“charming” “Midsummer’s magic”

Classical Voice of North Carolina

“sweep[s] away all previous notions of Midsummer”

The News & Observer

Reviews

‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ a spectacle 

By Robert McNeely 

The Daily Tar Heel 

November 17, 2014

By Susie Potter
Triangle Arts & Entertainment
November 14, 2014
By Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan
The Herald Sun
November 13, 2014
By Kate Dobbs Ariail
CVNC
November 8, 2014
By Roy C. Dicks
The News & Observer
November 10, 2014

 

NEWS

By D. G. Martin
The Herald Sun
November 12, 2014
Hosted by D. G. Martin
WCHL
November 14, 2014
Hosted by D. G. Martin
Interview with Joseph Haj, Lisa Brescia and Lisa Birnbaum
WCHL
November 1, 2014
By Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan
The Herald Sun
November 6, 2014
By Robert W. McDowell
Triangle Arts & Entertainment
November 4, 2014
By Robert McNeely
The Daily Tar Heel
October 31, 2014
Indy Week
October 29, 2014

Artists

Shana Cooper
Director
Zack Fine
Director, Playwright, Actor
William Shakespeare
Playwright
Allison Altman
Actor
Lisa Birnbaum
Actor
Myles Bullock
Actor
Katie Chelena
Actor
Abigail Coryell
Actor
Benjamin Curns
Actor
Gregory DeCandia
Actor
Ray Dooley
Actor
Julie Fishell
Actor
William Hughes
Actor
Kathryn Hunter-Williams
Actor
Sehee Lee
Actor
Schuyler Scott Mastain
Actor
Arielle Yoder
Actor
Robert Dagit
Creative Team
Josh Epstein
Creative Team
John Patrick
Creative Team
Sarah Smiley
Creative Team
Nicola Vann
Creative Team
Adam Versényi
Creative Team
Marion Williams
Creative Team

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